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happyberry27's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Self harm
folkofthebook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
He'd come to the Foxhole Court every inch a lie, but his friends made him into someone real.
who doesn't love an underdog story.
this entire series was a ride, but most especially this final installment. this book is packed and BAT SHIT, but gives way to a riveting buildup to the final showdown. i feel like things overall were tied up fairly well. andrew minyard and neil josten are probably the only characters i will ever suffer a mafia/underground crime plotline for. this is the most dysfunctional found family ever and i love them.
i need to go find any and all fan art and post-epilogue fan fic of this series now, thank you.
Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Drug use, and Death
Moderate: Vomit and Sexual content
Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, and Self harm
shakita45's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Torture, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Sexual assault
knives, burning, burns, graphic descriptions of woundstaliejane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Is this a well-written, unproblematic series with a plot that makes sense and a semblance of a grounding in reality? No. Do I even necessarily recommend it? No. Am I entirely obsessed with it to the point that I'm still thinking about it months later and am deep in the trenches of the fandom? YES 5 STARS THIS SERIES RUINED MY LIFE ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Neil Josten has been on the run from my crime lord father as long as he can remember. Yearning for some semblance of a life, he joins an Exy team in his senior year of high school. Unexpectedly, he is noticed by a college Exy coach and recruited to the Palmetto foxes. However, he really SHOULD NOT become a high profile college athlete because, a) he is, as mentioned above, on the run, and b) one of his team mates is part of the crime family associated with his father. YEAH IT'S A MAFIA/COLLEGE FOOTBALL/QUEER ROMANCE SERIES. Fight me Goodreads!! I love it!!
CW: Violence, Murder, Torture, SA, Addiction (like it's a mafia story so...).
Okay so the romance doesn't really start until the third book. Because the characters are usually busy with not-getting-murdered-by-the-mafia and romance takes a back seat behind like trauma and winning college sports games.
But damn does Sakavic craft a story. I know the author is problematic too and the characterisations are often clichéd. I haven't had a chance to look into her much yet but just, let me have this 😭
The plot is messy as hell. But if you can offer it the suspension of disbelief you'd give something like a supernatural romance (and I grew up watching The Vampire Diaries and Twilight) then it is GRIPPING. To say I devoured these books (audiobooks cause it was exam season) is an understatement. My heart was RACING.
The characterisations in this book are really what make it. I mean the author basically takes a bunch of messy teenagers, puts them through the most insane trauma, and then let's them be sweet and supportive and loyal to one another. You're screaming at the book LEAVE THEM ALONE and then they protect each other. The love interest (sort of, like mans not a romantic lead or anything) Andrew is essentially written as a numb-to-the-world, psychopath who cares about almost nothing, except the protagonist's life. OKAY HE CARES ABOUT NOTHING BUT NEIL AND ALSO HIS TEAMMATES AND TWIN BROTHER. I'M CRYING.
Look, there are more books in the world that I could ever read. So I'm going to cling to the ones that make my heart beat fast in my chest and fill my thoughts for months afterwards because that makes me feel alive. It's not Austen or Brontë okay but it's 5 stars.
Graphic: Violence and Sexual violence
anindistinctaccountant's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Moderate: Violence
fionamatilda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Torture, Death, Violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Addiction, and Mental illness
gcarney15's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Body horror, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexism
augustst's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, and Torture
Moderate: Drug use, Vomit, Homophobia, and Drug abuse
Minor: Child abuse, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship
bellasbookish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Physical abuse, and Addiction
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
Minor: Self harm and Rape
please check tags I think I got most of them but.jas0226's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Gore and Mental illness
Minor: Addiction and Alcohol